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The BlackRock Investment Institute said on Monday the economic restart, stabilising U.S. Treasury yields and relatively cheap valuations will boost emerging market assets after a choppy start to 2021. BlackRock acknowledged that some developing economies faced near-term challenges including a Read more
Vogelzang said he was quitting after the Dutch prosecution service said it was investigating three former board members at ABN (ABNd.AS). The Dutch bank also said it had reached a 480 million euro ($577 million) settlement over systematic failures to Read more
Mastercard Inc said on Monday it had agreed to buy digital identity verification company Ekata in a deal valued at $850 million, as the global payments processor bets on a boom in demand for companies in the digital security space. Read more
The European Commission has said it will consider forcing companies to disclose conflicting interests when they bid for EU-funded contracts, following an inquiry into its appointment of a division of BlackRock to help develop green banking rules. The European Union Read more
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service on Tuesday said it had initiated proceedings against internet giant Yandex over alleged competition law violations on the company’s search engine. The state agency told Yandex in February it had created unequal market conditions for general Read more
The average net disposable income for Dutch households rose by 112 percent in 2020 compared to 1969, Statistics Netherlands stated. That means that last year the net disposable income per person lay at 21.9 thousand euros. The GDP rose by Read more
Ben Smith, speaking at an online industry event as a 1.036 billion euros ($1.25 billion) share issue by the airline group nears completion, signalled it could move relatively quickly to seek further funds and reduce debt. “We do have heavy Read more